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If You Love Our Country, Don’t Ban Its History
Opponents of critical race theory don’t want us to ask what we can learn from the past. But that’s the whole point of studying history.
Political Climate Change
It’s getting hot out there for big oil.
Making Vaccines More Accessible
Many essential workers still aren’t vaccinated. It’s not because they don’t want to be — it’s because they can’t get time off work.
Treating Workers Like They’re Disposable Is Bad Business
Fast food depends on low wages and high turnover. That’s not just wrong, new research says — it’s lousy for business.
On Marijuana, Republicans Are Canceling Their Own Voters
Voters in several red states have decided overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana, but their leaders keep undermining them.
Crocodile Tears on Corporate Taxes
Biden’s modest corporate tax increases to fund public infrastructure projects are wildly popular — except among CEOs.
Vaccine Discourse
It’s getting weird out there.
We Need to Talk About Jeff Bezos’s Boat
The Amazon CEO’s yacht actually requires its own “support yacht” — so he can land his helicopter.
Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
Regulators, take notice: Air pollution from factory farms now kills more people than even coal pollution.
The Bigger Picture in Israel-Palestine
My Jewish upbringing taught me to stand with the persecuted and the vulnerable. Today, that means the Palestinians.